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Sales Manager - Essentials Solution

Prologis Open
Milan Full-time Manager Sales Leadership

At a glance

Manager-level Sales Leadership role at Prologis. Milan · full-time · €51,200–€70,400 base.

SalaryStated by Prologis
€51,200 – €70,400
Base salary for this role, in EUR per year, as published in the posting.
RoleSales Leadership
SeniorityManager
LocationMilan
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay€51,200–€70,400
PostedNov 12, 2026
Role brief

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What you'll do

  • Lead consultative sales from first opportunity through pricing and negotiation for turnkey warehouse and intralogistics projects
  • Turn customers’ warehouse challenges into proposals covering material handling, racking, energy and infrastructure
  • Grow existing accounts and develop new customer relationships, using external networks to build sales opportunities
  • Coordinate with Leasing, Solution Design and Project Management to shape solutions teams can deliver
  • Manage CRM pipeline and forecasts while owning €10-15M in annual sales and contributing to regional planning

What you bring

  • At least ten years in B2B sales, preferably in intralogistics, supply chain solutions or another listed industrial field
  • A record of personally taking complex, consultative deals from opportunity creation through negotiation and close
  • Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, including material flows, racking, equipment and core infrastructure
  • Native Italian and fluent English, with experience using CRM tools for pipeline management and forecasting

Who this fits

This is a senior individual sales role for someone comfortable influencing decision-makers and coordinating technical and delivery teams. You’ll work across Italy, with a preference for being based near Milan and travel to sites including Bologna and Rome.

From the employer

Prologis is the global leader in logistics real estate. We own, manage and develop high-quality properties in the world’s most vibrant centers of commerce, approximately 72 million square meters in 19 countries. Some of the world’s largest brands (e.g., Amazon, BMW, DHL, FedEx, Pepsi) turn to us because they know an efficient supply chain will make their businesses run better, and a strategic relationship with Prologis will create competitive advantage. As the top ranked U.S. company and sixth overall among the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, we take our global footprint seriously.

Job Title:

Sales Manager - Essentials Solution

Company:

Prologis

A day in the life


The Essentials Solutions Manager leads complex, consultative sales engagements for turnkey warehouse solutions across critical customer moments such as move-in, optimization, and move-out. Operating across Italy, this role manages a pipeline of large, multi-disciplinary projects, typically ranging from €200K to €5M in value, with accountability for delivering approximately €10–15M in annual sales. The role partners closely with customers, Leasing, Solution Design, and Project Management teams to translate operational needs into integrated, executable solutions. Success is defined by originating opportunities, structuring commercially viable solutions, and closing deals that drive long-term customer value.


What is Prologis Essentials?
Prologis Essentials is the platform through which Prologis extends beyond real estate to become a strategic operations partner for its customers. It enables companies to design, build, and optimize warehouse operations through fully integrated, turnkey intralogistics solutions. Covering the full lifecycle, from initial move-in and warehouse setup to ongoing optimization and eventual move-out, Essentials delivers critical infrastructure such as racking, energy systems, material handling, and office fit-outs through a coordinated ecosystem of partners. By combining commercial, technical, and project delivery capabilities, Essentials provides customers with one accountable partner, reducing complexity, accelerating timelines, and improving operational outcomes.

You can find more information on our product offerings and platform at: https://www.prologis.it/en/essentials-solutions


Key responsibilities include:

  • Lead complex end-to-end consultative sales processes for turnkey intralogistics and warehouse infrastructure solutions.
  • Own the full commercial lifecycle, including opportunity origination, needs assessment, solution design input, pricing, negotiation, and deal closure.
  • In senior-level customer engagements, translate customer operational challenges into integrated, value-driven solutions across material handling, racking, energy, and infrastructure.
  • Drive account growth by expanding solutions within existing customers and developing new customer relationships.
  • Operate at the centre of a multi-disciplinary ecosystem, collaborate cross-functionally with Leasing, Solution Design, and Project Management to deliver commercially viable and executable solutions.
  • Build and leverage external networks (e.g., brokers, contractors, and industry stakeholders) to generate pipeline and actively position Prologis Essentials as the go-to partner for warehouse infrastructure solutions.
  • Manage pipeline, forecasting, and performance tracking using CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce) to ensure data accuracy and visibility.
  • Deliver against ambitious commercial targets, taking full ownership of a €10–15M annual sales(with typical deal sizes of €200K–€5M), while contributing to regional strategy and partnering with fellow Essentials Solutions Managers and the Vice President of Sales to scale the business and refine go-to-market approach.

Building blocks for success

Required:

  • 10+ years of B2B sales experience, ideally within intralogistics, supply chain solutions, material handling, or industrial warehouse infrastructure.
  • Proven track record in consultative, solution-based selling, including full ownership of complex, multi-disciplinary deals from opportunity creation through to structuring, negotiating, and closing.
  • Demonstrated experience operating in multi-stakeholder environments, with the ability to navigate complex customer organizations and influence decision-making, including at senior levels.
  • Strong operational understanding of warehouse environments, including material flows, racking systems, equipment, and core infrastructure, with the ability to translate customer needs into integrated solutions.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to lead high-impact customer conversations and present structured, compelling solutions.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with technical and delivery teams (e.g., Solution Design, Project Management, Leasing) to execute complex deals.
  • Experience using CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce) to manage pipeline, forecasting, and reporting with discipline and accuracy.
  • Ideally based in the Milan area, with willingness to travel across our Italian portfolio, that includes Bologna and Rome.
  • Native in Italian and fluent in English.

Preferred:

  • Demonstrates willingness and capability to leverage emerging technology, automation, and AI tools to improve efficiency, quality, and speed. Exercises sound judgment, creative thinking, and accountability for outcomes.


The base salary range is €51,200–€70,400 per annum. Salary and the overall compensation package, including the commission scheme and any other incentives, will be determined by the candidate’s location, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

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L'Essentials Solutions Manager gestisce processi di vendita consulenziale complessi per soluzioni chiavi in mano destinate ai magazzini, accompagnando i clienti nelle fasi cruciali: insediamento (move-in), ottimizzazione e rilascio degli spazi (move-out). Operando in Italia, gestisce una pipeline di progetti complessi e multidisciplinari, generalmente di valore compreso tra 200.000 € e 5 milioni di euro, con la responsabilità di generare circa 10–15 milioni di euro di vendite annue. Collabora a stretto contatto con clienti, Leasing, Solution Design e Project Management per trasformare le esigenze operative in soluzioni integrate e realizzabili. Il successo si misura nella capacità di individuare opportunità, strutturare proposte commercialmente sostenibili e concludere accordi che generino valore duraturo per i clienti.


Che cos'è Prologis Essentials?


Prologis Essentials è la piattaforma con cui Prologis amplia la propria offerta oltre il settore immobiliare, diventando un partner strategico per le attività operative dei clienti. Consente alle aziende di progettare, realizzare e ottimizzare le operazioni di magazzino attraverso soluzioni intralogistiche integrate e chiavi in mano. Essentials segue l'intero ciclo di vita, dal move-in e allestimento iniziale fino all'ottimizzazione continua e all'eventuale rilascio degli spazi. Attraverso una rete coordinata di partner, fornisce infrastrutture fondamentali come scaffalature, sistemi energetici, soluzioni di movimentazione e allestimenti degli uffici. Unendo competenze commerciali, tecniche e di gestione dei progetti, Essentials offre ai clienti un unico interlocutore responsabile, riduce la complessità, accelera i tempi e migliora i risultati operativi.

Per maggiori informazioni sui nostri prodotti e servizi: https://www.prologis.it/en/essentials-solutions


Principali responsabilità:

  • Gestire processi di vendita consulenziale complessi, dall'inizio alla conclusione, per soluzioni intralogistiche e infrastrutture di magazzino chiavi in mano.
  • Assumere la responsabilità dell'intero ciclo commerciale: generazione delle opportunità, analisi delle esigenze, contributo alla progettazione, definizione dei prezzi, negoziazione e chiusura degli accordi.
  • Nelle relazioni con interlocutori senior, tradurre le sfide operative dei clienti in soluzioni integrate e di valore per movimentazione merci, scaffalature, energia e infrastrutture.
  • Sviluppare il business ampliando le soluzioni presso i clienti esistenti e creando nuove relazioni commerciali.
  • Operare al centro di un contesto multidisciplinare, collaborando con Leasing, Solution Design e Project Management per proporre soluzioni commercialmente sostenibili e concretamente realizzabili.
  • Costruire e valorizzare reti esterne (ad esempio broker, appaltatori e operatori del settore) per generare opportunità e posizionare Prologis Essentials come partner di riferimento per le infrastrutture di magazzino.
  • Gestire pipeline, previsioni di vendita e monitoraggio delle performance tramite strumenti CRM (ad esempio Salesforce), garantendo accuratezza e visibilità dei dati.
  • Raggiungere obiettivi commerciali ambiziosi, assumendo la piena responsabilità nel raggiungimento di una vendita annuale di 10–15 milioni di euro (con progetti generalmente compresi tra 200.000 € e 5 milioni di euro). Contribuire alla strategia regionale, collaborando con gli altri Essentials Solutions Manager e con il Vice President of Sales per sviluppare il business e perfezionare l'approccio al mercato.

Elementi fondamentali per avere successo

Requisiti obbligatori:

  • Almeno 10 anni di esperienza nelle vendite B2B, preferibilmente nell'intralogistica, nelle soluzioni per la supply chain, nella movimentazione delle merci o nelle infrastrutture industriali e logistiche.
  • Comprovata esperienza nella vendita consulenziale di soluzioni complesse e multidisciplinari, con responsabilità diretta dalla generazione delle opportunità fino alla strutturazione, negoziazione e conclusione degli accordi.
  • Esperienza nella gestione di contesti con molteplici interlocutori, capacità di orientarsi in organizzazioni complesse e influenzare le decisioni, anche a livello dirigenziale.
  • Solida conoscenza operativa dei magazzini, inclusi flussi di movimentazione, sistemi di scaffalatura, attrezzature e infrastrutture principali, con capacità di tradurre i bisogni dei clienti in soluzioni integrate.
  • Eccellenti capacità comunicative, per condurre incontri commerciali di alto livello e presentare soluzioni strutturate e convincenti.
  • Esperienza nella collaborazione trasversale con team tecnici e operativi (ad esempio Solution Design, Project Management e Leasing) per realizzare accordi complessi.
  • Esperienza nell'utilizzo di strumenti CRM (ad esempio Salesforce) per gestire pipeline, previsioni e reportistica con metodo e precisione.
  • Preferibile residenza nell'area di Milano, con disponibilità a trasferte presso gli immobili del portafoglio italiano, comprese le aree di Bologna e Roma.
  • Madrelingua italiano e ottima conoscenza della lingua inglese.

Requisiti preferenziali:

  • Interesse e capacità nell'uso di tecnologie emergenti, strumenti di automazione e intelligenza artificiale per migliorare efficienza, qualità e rapidità. Buon giudizio, pensiero creativo e responsabilità rispetto ai risultati.

La fascia salariale base è compresa tra €51.200 e €70.400 lordi all’anno. La retribuzione complessiva, inclusi il piano provvigionale e gli eventuali altri incentivi, sarà definita in base alla sede del candidato, alla sua formazione, esperienza, conoscenze, competenze e capacità, nonché all’equità interna e all’allineamento con i dati di mercato.

People First

As a successful global enterprise, Prologis has never lost sight of what matters most - our strong belief that our people are the most important part of our business. And because of that, we provide a generous total rewards package and dedicate both time and resources to leadership development. Our team is intentional about cultivating a culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion so that everyone at Prologis feels a sense of belonging.

Employment Type:

Full time

Location:

Milan, Italy

Additional Locations:

Bologna Office
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